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Mounds View City Council April 9, 2018 <br />Regular Meeting Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br />8. COUNCIL BUSINESS <br />A. Public Hearing: Ordinance 941, Second Reading and Adoption of an <br />Amendment to the Mounds View City Code, Section 1104.01 related to the <br />Setback of Front Porches. <br /> <br />City Planner/Supervisor Sevald requested the Council adopt an Ordinance amendment to <br />Mounds View City Code related to the setback for front porches. He reported the minimum <br />setback was currently 30 feet. He noted this did not allow for an allowance for a front porch <br />within the 30-foot setback. He explained staff was proposing to amend City Code in order to <br />allow front porches to have a setback of 24 feet, which would allow for a six-foot-deep porch. <br />He stated staff received one email from the public in support of the proposed code amendment. <br />He indicated the Planning Commission had reviewed this matter at their April 4th meeting and <br />recommended approval. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn questioned when this change would go into effect. City <br />Planner/Supervisor Sevald stated the new regulations would go into effect 30 days after <br />publication of the Ordinance summary. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller opened the public hearing at 6:52 p.m. <br /> <br />Josh Willmert, 2317 Oakwood Drive, stated he supported the proposed Ordinance amendment. <br />He explained he has lived in Mounds View for the past 16 years and believed the proposed <br />change would enhance the City’s housing stock. He looked forward to this item being approved <br />by the City Council. <br /> <br />Bob King, 7408 Silver Lake Road, asked if the City had set a specific length on the porches. <br />Mayor Mueller reported the porches could run the length of the house. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller commented on the email the City Council received from Joan Magnuson noting <br />she supported the proposed City Code amendment. <br /> <br />Hearing no further public input, Mayor Mueller closed the public hearing at 6:55 p.m. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance <br />941, Second Reading and Adoption of an Amendment to the Mounds View City Code, Section <br />1104.01 related to the Setback of Front Porches authorizing staff to complete a summary <br />publication of the Ordinance. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller stated she was in support of the proposed code amendment noting she grew up in <br />a neighborhood with front porches. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause commented the proposed amendment was for a completely open <br />front porch. <br />